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The Land of Hope
The Land of Hope

The Land of Hope

What's life after a disaster?

Genres

Drama

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An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a village. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that causes a nearby nuclear station to explode. The residents must evacuate, but the family lives on a farm, with only half of the area designated as an evacuation area.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

133 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

20 October 2012

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Yasuhiko Ono

Naoko Ohtani

Naoko Ohtani

Chieko Ono

Jun Murakami

Jun Murakami

Yoichi Ono

Megumi Kagurazaka

Megumi Kagurazaka

Izumi Ono

Yutaka Shimizu

Yutaka Shimizu

Mitsuru Suzuki

Hikari Kajiwara

Hikari Kajiwara

Yoko

Daikichi Sugawara

Daikichi Sugawara

Shimura

Takashi Yamanaka

Takashi Yamanaka

Kato

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Gynecologist

Mariko Tsutsui

Mariko Tsutsui

Meiko Suzuki

Denden

Denden

Ken Suzuki

Akira Hamada

Akira Hamada

Matsuzaki

Gitan Ohtsuru

Gitan Ohtsuru

Police Officer Tanaka

Satoru Matsuo

Satoru Matsuo

Police Officer Terayama

Ryotaro Yonemura

Ryotaro Yonemura

Gas Station Attendant

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Mizushima

Yūsuke Iseya

Yūsuke Iseya

Tanigawa

Toru Tezuka

Toru Tezuka

Host on TV

Sotaro Tanaka

Sotaro Tanaka

Guest of Talk Event

Hiroshi Honjomaru

Hiroshi Honjomaru

Yoichi's Coworker

Motoki Fukami

Motoki Fukami

Yoichi's Coworker

Hiroshi Omori

Hiroshi Omori

Yoichi's Coworker

Fusako Urabe

Fusako Urabe

Hiromi

Hajime Inoue

Hajime Inoue

Cop

Keisuke Horibe

Keisuke Horibe

G-man on TV

Tetsushi Tanaka

Tetsushi Tanaka

Umibe's Father

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